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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Lotte Reyes is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the 10th inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Lotte Reyes is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the top of the 10th inning with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Lotte Park Seung-wook is cheering after hitting a solo shot with one out in the top of the fifth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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In the end, Lotte Giants' troubleshooter was foreign hitter Reyes. Lotte escaped the quagmire for three consecutive losses and expressed its last hope for autumn baseball.
Lotte won 2-1 against the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th with Reyes' winning shot in the top of the 10th inning.
At the top of the 10th inning of extra time, when the score was 1-1, LG put rookie Lee Jong-joon instead of closer Yoo Young-chan, as a result, it was a wrong choice. Lee Jong-joon held up to two outs well, but gave up a walk to Lotte's Ko Seung-min and a hit to Son Ho-young, and allowed Reyes to take the final hit, causing the loss.
With this victory, Lotte recorded its 58th win (66 losses and 4 draws) this season, speeding up its pursuit of the KT Wiz in the 'Autumn Baseball Maginot Line' again. It is still four games apart, but Lotte has 16 games left, the most among the 10 clubs. He also intervened again in the fight for sixth place, which took a step back with one draw and one loss against SSG Landers over the weekend.
On the other hand, LG lost for the 61st time (68 wins and 2 draws) this season, putting the brakes on its pursuit of the second-place Samsung Lions. The first-place KIA Tigers and the second-place Samsung were seven games apart as of the previous day, and the second-place Samsung-third-place LG-4-place Doosan Bears were four games apart. With the defeat, LG's distance from Samsung has widened to four and a half games.
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| LG Lee Young-bin is cheering after hitting a two-run shot. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.08/ |
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LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop mentioned Moon Bo-kyung's home steel (triple steal) in the match against Hanwha on the 8th and said, `LG is another example that it can steal bases even in such a situation. You can put pressure on the opposing team." Regarding Lee Young-bin, who is constantly receiving opportunities to play both inside and outside the country, "He can become the second Lee Byung-kyu." He's got a long shot, and he's got speed" he complimented.
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung said of young pitchers such as Jin Seung-hyun and Park Joon-woo, `The ball is better than I thought it would be.' As for the rookie draft, there is a left-hander (Bae Chan-seung from Daegu High School) who suddenly emerged and a right-hander (Kim Tae-hyung from Deoksu High School) who has been doing well. Samsung will be the remaining player, he said, giving an impressive hint.
On this day, Lotte played as Yoon Dong-hee (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second base), Son Ho-young (third base), Reyes (right wing), Jeon Joon-woo (left wing), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Jeong Hoon (designated hitter), Park Seung-wook (striker) and Seo Dong-wook (catcher). The starter is Aaron Wilkerson. Son Sung-bin was originally expected to be the main catcher, but he changed to Seo Dong-wook. Lotte explained that `It is not for any special reason, such as injuries.'
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Lotte Wilkerson is catching his breath. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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LG faced off with the lineup Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Austin (designated hitter), Moon Bo-kyung (third base), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Park Dong-won (catcher), Lee Young-bin (first base), Park Hae-min (midfielder) and Koo Bon-hyuk (second base). The first choice is Lim Chan-gyu.
The two starting pitchers, Lotte Wilkerson and LG Lim Chan-kyu, played a fierce game. Lim Chan-kyu faced a crisis with one out and runners on first and second base in the top of the first inning by allowing Lotte's Ko Seung-min and Son Ho-young to hit consecutive hits, but he blocked well without losing a point. In the top of the fourth inning, Na Seung-yeop's well-hit ball was sucked in by first baseman Lee Young-bin, and he was also lucky to be a double out.
LG won the first point first. In the top of the third inning, leadoff hitter Koo Bon-hyuk hit a triple to right-center, and the next batter, Hong Chang-ki, hit a grounder to second base.
Lotte also raised the mood by blocking Lee Young-bin's steal in the bottom of the fourth inning. Park Seung-wook's tying solo shot in the top of the fifth inning then turned the game to square one. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Austin was caught as a checker to continue the flow.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. LG Lim Chan-kyu is catching his breath. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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However, Lotte failed to take advantage of repeated scoring chances made by Reyes' double in the top of the sixth inning and Jeong Hoon's double in the top of the seventh inning. LG starter Lim Chan-kyu shook the Lotte lineup by cleverly mixing up to 145km fastballs (37), changeups (35), curves (21), and sliders (6). He gave up six hits and one run in six innings, struck out four, and handed over the mound to Kim Jin-sung. Kim Jin-sung and Ham Deok-ju were in charge of the seventh to eighth innings.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, leadoff hitter Park Hae-min walked at the end of the ninth pitch, and Koo Bon-hyuk's sacrifice bunt and Hong Chang-ki's grounder to the second base gave LG a chance to get on the third base with two outs. Lotte lowered Wilkerson, who had more than 100 pitches, and Jin Hae-soo, the left-hander, won the game.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Lotte's Jin Hae-soo, who struck out LG Kim Hyun-soo at second base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, is delighted. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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On the same day, Wilkerson silenced LG's hitting line by mixing up to 148km fastballs (24), cutters (19), changeups (30), sliders (19), and curves (13), but the puzzle unfortunately fell out at the last minute. Still, Jin Hae-soo struck out LG veteran Kim Hyun-soo.
The game between the two teams, which became overtime, changed the trend in the top of the 10th inning when Lotte won the score with Reyes' winning shot. Lotte's closer Kim Won-joong kept the mound. Kim Won-joong gave up a hit to Park Dong-won, the first batter, but he took a breather by striking out Lee Young-bin.
Lotte catcher Kang Tae-yul then stopped LG pinch runner Choi Seung-min from stealing second base, further lifting the mood. Kim Won-joong finished the game without any additional runs.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 10th. Manager Kim Tae-hyung welcomes Ko Seung-min, who scored during a timely Lotte Reyes hit with two outs and runners on the first and third bases in the top of the 10th inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.09.10/ |
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